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Some things tend not to work so well for science - things that rely on substantial written contributions by key experts are a case in point - but even there I tend to keep an open mind, because it may just be a case of finding the right formula.
Aubrey de Grey

Meaning of "substantial" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SUBSTANTIAL

substantial  [səbˈstænʃəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUBSTANTIAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Substantial is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SUBSTANTIAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Substantial (rapper)

Stanley Robinson known as Substantial is a hip-hop artist from Prince George's County, Maryland. He now operates out of Virginia. His videos have appeared on MTV, BET, and VH1, while his music has made it to the second round of Grammy voting in three categories. The renowned car company Bentley reached out to have Substantial’s supergroup, FANOMM to create a song for them and perform in China at their car show.

Definition of substantial in the English dictionary

The first definition of substantial in the dictionary is of a considerable size or value. Other definition of substantial is worthwhile; important. Substantial is also having wealth or importance.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUBSTANTIAL


circumstantial
ˌsɜːkəmˈstænʃəl
confidential
ˌkɒnfɪˈdɛnʃəl
consequential
ˌkɒnsɪˈkwɛnʃəl
consubstantial
ˌkɒnsəbˈstænʃəl
differential
ˌdɪfəˈrɛnʃəl
essential
ɪˈsɛnʃəl
exponential
ˌɛkspəʊˈnɛnʃəl
financial
fɪˈnænʃəl
influential
ˌɪnflʊˈɛnʃəl
instantial
ɪnˈstænʃəl
insubstantial
ˌɪnsəbˈstænʃəl
nonfinancial
ˌnɒnfɪˈnænʃəl
potential
pəˈtɛnʃəl
presidential
ˌprezɪˈdenʃəl
provincial
prəˈvɪnʃəl
prudential
pruːˈdɛnʃəl
residential
ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl
sequential
sɪˈkwɛnʃəl
transubstantial
ˌtrænsəbˈstænʃəl
unsubstantial
ˌʌnsəbˈstænʃəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUBSTANTIAL

substantia alba
substantia grisea
substantia nigra
substantialise
substantialism
substantialist
substantiality
substantialize
substantially
substantialness
substantiate
substantiation
substantiative
substantiator
substantival
substantivally
substantive
substantive agreements
substantive rank
substantively

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUBSTANTIAL

action potential
chemical potential
circumferential
credential
equipotential
existential
growth potential
inconsequential
inferential
initial
jurisprudential
penitential
precedential
preferential
quintessential
referential
reverential
self-referential
tangential
torrential
vice-presidential

Synonyms and antonyms of substantial in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SUBSTANTIAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «substantial» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of substantial

Translation of «substantial» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUBSTANTIAL

Find out the translation of substantial to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of substantial from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «substantial» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

大量的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sustancial
570 millions of speakers

English

substantial
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पर्याप्त
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كبير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

существенное
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

substancial
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সারগর্ভ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

important
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Besar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

beträchtlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

相当な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

상당한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Substansial
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đáng kể
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கணிசமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

önemli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

notevole
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

znaczna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

істотне
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

substanțial
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ουσιαστική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aansienlike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

väsentlig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

betydelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of substantial

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUBSTANTIAL»

The term «substantial» is very widely used and occupies the 7.507 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUBSTANTIAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about substantial

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10 QUOTES WITH «SUBSTANTIAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word substantial.
1
Jack Abramoff
As a lobbyist, I thought it only natural and right that my clients should reward those members who saved them such substantial sums with generous contributions. This quid pro quo became one of hallmarks of our lobbying efforts.
2
Fred Brooks
The fundamental problem with program maintenance is that fixing a defect has a substantial chance of introducing another.
3
Peter Carey
So in the first draft, I'm inventing people and place with a broad schematic idea of what's going to happen. In the process, of course, I discover all sorts of bigger and more substantial things.
4
Stephen Carter
More than 20 years on, sustained competition, informed customers and the rapid growth of new technology provide the necessary environment for substantial deregulation.
5
Kenneth Chenault
I had very little exposure to business growing up. I also was very focused on the Civil Rights Movement. And I saw law as a vehicle to really bring about substantial change.
6
Gerald Chertavian
When it comes to expanding opportunity, businesses and young adults are not the sources of the problem - they are a substantial part of the solution.
7
Jim Clyburn
In particular, the emerging call from our nation's evangelicals to protect God's creation is substantial.
8
Jim Cooper
While tax refunds amount to substantial income for many Americans, current IRS rules do not allow taxpayers to directly deposit their refund into more than one account.
9
Hart Crane
Your primary presumption that The Bridge was proffered as an epic has no substantial foundation. You know quite well that I doubt that our present stage of cultural development is so ordered yet as to provide the means or method for such an organic manifestation as that.
10
Aubrey de Grey
Some things tend not to work so well for science - things that rely on substantial written contributions by key experts are a case in point - but even there I tend to keep an open mind, because it may just be a case of finding the right formula.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUBSTANTIAL»

Discover the use of substantial in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to substantial and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Substantial Knowledge: Aristotle's Metaphysics
In this groundbreaking work, C. D. C. Reeve uses a fundamental problem--the Primacy Dilemma--to explore Aristotle's metaphysics, epistemology, dialectic, philosophy of mind, and theology in a new way.
C. D. C. Reeve, 2000
2
Law and Policy of Substantial Ownership and Effective ...
Identifies the factors that justify national ownership restrictions on airlines, and examines the prospects for change in the current policies and regulatory regimes that support them, in an era of liberalization and globalization.
Isabelle Lelieur, 2003
3
The Consolation of Ontology: On the Substantial and ...
Presented here for the first time in English translation, this challenging thesis asks that we leave certain comfortable assumptions behind and understand how the struggle for genuine freedom, equality, and ontological clarity presuppose ...
Egon Bondy, 2001
4
Handbook on Restructuring and Substantial School Improvement
The Handbook is organized into three sections. The topic of the Handbook's modules - restructuring with a focus on the district as the impetus for dramatic improvement - is relatively new in the nation's education history.
Herbert J. Walberg, 2007
5
Substantial Similarity in Copyright Law
Substantial Similarity in Copyright Law lucidly examines the principal substantial similarity tests used by the various circuit courts to assess whether the copying of specific subject matter is sufficient to support a conclusion of ...
Robert C. Osterberg, Eric C. Osterberg, 2003
6
Developing Attitudes to Recognition: Substantial Differences ...
The concept of "substantial differences" - far from being a dry, technical topic for a book on higher education policy - goes to the heart of how society views qualifications and education and is the key concept of the Council of ...
Sjur Bergan, E. Stephen Hunt, 2009
7
Substantial Justice: An Anthropology of Village Courts in ...
Papua New Guinea's village court system was introduced in 1974, partly in an effort to overcome the legal, geographical, and social distance between village societies and the country's formal courts.
Michael Bruce Goddard, 2009
8
Behavioral Game Theory: Experiments in Strategic Interaction
Behavioral game theory has three ingredients that come clearly into focus in this book: mathematical theories of how moral obligation and vengeance affect the way people bargain and trust each other; a theory of how limits in the brain ...
Colin F. Camerer, 2011
9
Substantial Evidence
They are often labeled liars and frauds by those they've accused, but rarely are they indicted on false charges. This is exactly what happens to Sgt.
Bill Hubbard, 2007
10
Administration of Government Contracts
The principle of “substantial completion” is often applied when the contractor has substantially but not completely performed the contract requirements. The term “ substantial completion” is used synonymously with the term “substantial ...
John Cibinic, Ralph C. Nash, James F. Nagle, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUBSTANTIAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term substantial is used in the context of the following news items.
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Substantial Drug Operation Reported on Thorndike Street
According to previous reports, there has been substantial drug activity in the neighborhood, including officers eyeing the former Rumford Elementary School, ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
2
North Carolina: 'Substantial' progress made by Union County DSS
Union County's division of social services has made substantial progress in addressing concerns about its operations that the state raised last year, a new report ... «Charlotte Observer, Jun 15»
3
Coal Miner Walter Says 'Substantial Doubt' on Continuing
Walter Energy Inc.'s stock lost almost a quarter of its market value after the coal producer said there's “substantial doubt” about its ability to continue as a going ... «Bloomberg, May 15»
4
This will cause a 'substantial pullback': Blitzer
The frequency is more important than the timing of interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve, according to the managing director of S&P Dow Jones Indices ... «CNBC, May 15»
5
Crookston cops arrest man after finding 'substantial amount' of meth
CROOKSTON, Minn. – Drug investigators arrested a Crookston man Tuesday night after finding a “substantial amount of suspected methamphetamine,” ... «INFORUM, Mar 15»
6
Snow forecast: Substantial amounts Thursday
Snow may be heavy at times during the day Thursday, with substantial accumulations expected. Capital Weather Gang's Jason Samenow has your forecast. «Washington Post, Mar 15»
7
Technip Awarded a Substantial Contract for a New Fertilizer Unit in …
Technip (TEC.PA) (ISIN:FR0000131708) (TKPPY) was awarded by Duslo a.s. a substantial(1) contract on lumpsum turnkey basis to develop the engineering, ... «Yahoo Finance UK, Feb 15»
8
Britain confident of 'substantial' EU reform - Hammond
I am very clear that we will be able to negotiate a substantial package of reform," Hammond, regarded as a tough Eurosceptic, told a committee of British ... «Reuters UK, Jan 15»
9
Paladin Energy Ltd.: Hopu Change in Substantial Shareholding
A notice of change in substantial shareholding received from HOPU reflecting its current voting power of 14.99% is available here. ACN 061 681 098 ... «Marketwired, Dec 14»
10
NFL salary cap due for 'substantial increase' in 2015
The National Football League had its owners meetings this week, and one of many topics covered was the projected salary cap for 2015. The owners gave an ... «SB Nation, Dec 14»

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